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LOCATION PRIVACY MANAGEMENT ON MAP-BASED SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

Publication EP3667603A1 Kind: A1 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

Snap Inc.

Inventors

GARCIA, Timothy, Jordan, AMITAY, Daniel, SPIEGEL, Evan, LIN, Andrew, LIN, Walton, BRODY, Jonathan, GORKIN, Leonid, RAUSSER, John, SHAHNAWAZ, Amer, YUNG, Marcel M

Abstract

A map-based graphical user interface for a social media application displays to special social media activity information based on submission of geo-tagged social media items to the platform. For users and or submitted items that need predefined location fuzzing criteria, such activity is represented in the graphical user interface at an intentionally inaccurate position.

IPC Classifications

G06Q 50/00 20120101AFI20200325BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR